Llanwenarth House
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Llanweanrth House is a small country house located off the B4246 road, west of Govilon
and Llanfoist
, just south of Abergavenny
in the Usk valley
of Monmouthshire
, Wales
. It was built in the late 16th century, although the drawing room and some of the furnishings are from the Georgian period.
James Humfrey, a graduate of Trinity College, Oxford
came into possession of the house in 1862 on the death of his mother Lucy Morgan who was the last descendent of the Llanwenarth Morgans. and the house remained in the Humfrey family for the next two generations.
César Award for the Best Welsh Country House of the Year of 2002, given to the best hotels in the United Kingdom. It is three storeys high and consists of three bays each with a bay window on each floor. There is an extension on the left side of the house as you approach it through the private driveway from the main road,
It is noted for its Georgian log fire in the drawing room. The Good Hotel Guide describes the decor of the house as being "delightfully eccentric". Owned by Bruce and Amanda Weatherill, as of 2002 it contained 5 double guestrooms,1 of which is on the ground floor,although in 1988 it reportedly only had four guestrooms.
Govilon
Govilon is a small Welsh village located between Llanfoist and Gilwern near Abergavenny in north Monmouthshire.- Attractions :The Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal passes through the village and . The village has views overlooking the valley of the River Usk and up to the heights of the southern...
and Llanfoist
Llanfoist
Llanfoist is a village in Monmouthshire, Wales at , very near Abergavenny.The name of the village derives from St. Fwyst, an early Christian Welsh Saint.-Attractions:...
, just south of Abergavenny
Abergavenny
Abergavenny , meaning Mouth of the River Gavenny, is a market town in Monmouthshire, Wales. It is located 15 miles west of Monmouth on the A40 and A465 roads, 6 miles from the English border. Originally the site of a Roman fort, Gobannium, it became a medieval walled town within the Welsh Marches...
in the Usk valley
River Usk
The River Usk rises on the northern slopes of the Black Mountain of mid-Wales, in the easternmost part of the Brecon Beacons National Park. Initially it flows north into Usk Reservoir, then east by Sennybridge to Brecon before turning southeast to flow by Talybont-on-Usk, Crickhowell and...
of Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire
Monmouthshire is a county in south east Wales. The name derives from the historic county of Monmouthshire which covered a much larger area. The largest town is Abergavenny. There are many castles in Monmouthshire .-Historic county:...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. It was built in the late 16th century, although the drawing room and some of the furnishings are from the Georgian period.
History
The exact date of the building of the house is unknown, although there are title deeds dated to 1602 for the house. In the 17th and 18th century the house was known to be administered by the Morgan family. Dassie Morgan mentioned the house in her will, dated October 7, 1620, which also requested the repair of the nearby Llanweanrth Bridge. It was known for many years as Ty-mawr, simply meaning "the great house". In the late 18th century, Joshua Morgan occupied the house, a man who held a prominent authoritative role as the high sheriff of Monmouthshire.James Humfrey, a graduate of Trinity College, Oxford
Trinity College, Oxford
The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity in the University of Oxford, of the foundation of Sir Thomas Pope , or Trinity College for short, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It stands on Broad Street, next door to Balliol College and Blackwells bookshop,...
came into possession of the house in 1862 on the death of his mother Lucy Morgan who was the last descendent of the Llanwenarth Morgans. and the house remained in the Humfrey family for the next two generations.
Architecture
The house is a Grade II* listed building, listed on September 1, 1956. The hotel is a recipient of the The Good Hotel GuideThe Good Hotel Guide
The Good Hotel Guide is an annual book publication, founded in 1977, listing and describing what they profess to be the finest hotels in Great Britain and Ireland. It also publishes a Continental Europe edition and a combined Great Britain and Western Europe guide book.The company has its...
César Award for the Best Welsh Country House of the Year of 2002, given to the best hotels in the United Kingdom. It is three storeys high and consists of three bays each with a bay window on each floor. There is an extension on the left side of the house as you approach it through the private driveway from the main road,
It is noted for its Georgian log fire in the drawing room. The Good Hotel Guide describes the decor of the house as being "delightfully eccentric". Owned by Bruce and Amanda Weatherill, as of 2002 it contained 5 double guestrooms,1 of which is on the ground floor,although in 1988 it reportedly only had four guestrooms.
